[embedvideo id=”ZGg3ZT3CGMQ&list” website=”youtube”]The Watuaga NAACP hosted a candlelight vigil August 22 for Ferguson teenager Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer. Members and students of the NAACP, the Watauga community and Appalachian State University spoke about the need for change in policing policies the state of diversity in the community.
Watauga NAACP vigil for Michael Brown
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